The part between the two buildings that face First Street is just a skosh wider than six feet. (My man-hands would need to be ever so slightly larger to be able to touch both buildings at the same time.)

Anyway, the narrow part of Elim is less than eight feet wide, but, even so, a MINI Cooper could pass through* if you took off the rear view mirrors, I s’pose:

Click to expand. This is a bit of an optical delusion – the top of the brick building is at the top of the photo.

And here’s the rest of Elim, a haven for smokers near Golden Gate University, apparently.